Richmond County Office of Development 125 South Hancock Street Rockingham, NC 28379

Population - General Information Location Population Richmond County 46,564 Rockingham 9,672 Hamlet 6,018 Ellerbe 1,021 Population within Age Ranges Age Ranges Population Age 0 through 24 22,437 Age 25 through 44 17,306 Age 45 through 64 14,344 Age 65+ 9,188 Source: North Carolina Office of State Planning Population by Race 2005 Race / Origin Origin White 65.50% Black 30.90% American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut 1.90% Asian or Pacific Islander 0.08% Hispanic origin (of any race) 3.90% Source: U.S. Census Bureau Cost of Living Index City Housing Index Utilities Index Grocery Index Transportation Index Rockingham, NC         Atlanta, GA 93.6 88.3 96.5 101.4 Baltimore, MD 115 110.5 105.7 101.1 Charlotte, NC 84.7 85.3 94.3 99.4 Richmond, VA 97.9 102.3 108.4 95 Washington, DC 201.2 106.1 114.5 112.98 Source: American Chamber of Commerce Researcher's Association (ACCRA) Median Sale Prices of Existing Single-Family Homes Richmond County North Carolina United States $72,000 108,300 119,600 Source: Century 21 Real Estate Center Per Capita Personal Income (PCPI) Richmond County North Carolina United States $14,485 $20,307 $21,587 Source: North Carolina Office of State Planning Educational Achievement and SAT Scores Sixty-five percent of Richmond County high school graduates seek higher levels of education, while fifty-three percent of Richmond County high school students take the SAT college entrance exams. SAT Area Richmond County North Carolina United States Math 483 513 518 Verbal 456 495 503 Source: North Carolina Public Schools InfoWeb - 2006 Average Scores Post-Secondary Education School Type of Degree Location Commute Richmond Community College Certificates and Associate Degrees Hamlet 0 minutes Sandhills Community College Certificates and Associate Degrees Southern Pines 30 minutes St. Andrews Presbyterian College BA / BS / MA Laurinburg 25 minutes University of North Carolina at Pembroke BA / BS / MA Pembroke 40 minutes Hospitals within Driving Distance Hospital Location Number of Beds Miles Richmond Memorial Hospital Rockingham 153 2 Mi Sandhills Regional Medical Center Hamlet 140 5 Mi Moore Regional Hospital Southern Pines 385 30 Mi Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte 861 80 Mi Duke Medical Center Durham 989 112 Mi         Healthcare Services Healthcare Service by Type Total Beds at Richmond Memorial Hospital and Sandhills Regional Medical Center 293 Medical Doctors 60-80 Dentists 9 Chiropractors 2

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